Messenger

A guide to uninstall Messenger from your PC

This web page contains detailed information on how to uninstall Messenger for Windows. The Windows release was created by Facebook, Inc.. More information on Facebook, Inc. can be seen here. Messenger is commonly set up in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger folder, however this location can vary a lot depending on the user's choice while installing the application. Messenger's complete uninstall command line is C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\Uninstall Messenger.exe. The application's main executable file is labeled Messenger.exe and occupies 295.22 MB (309556984 bytes).

The executable files below are installed along with Messenger. They occupy about 302.13 MB (316805053 bytes) on disk.

• CrashpadHandlerWindows.exe (1.79 MB)
• Messenger.exe (295.22 MB)
• MessengerHelper.exe (2.14 MB)
• Uninstall Messenger.exe (1.09 MB)
• CrashpadHandler.exe (1.79 MB)
• elevate.exe (105.00 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 202.0.552992785 of Messenger. You can find below info on other application versions of Messenger:

• 194.0.508473499
• 153.0.371767647
• 202.0.545528079
• 188.0.480746136
• 198.0.524794637
• 199.0.531142213
• 180.0.447769666
• 134.0.338787025
• 192.0.495435242
• 171.0.426842559
• 215.5.639116830
• 188.0.479942437
• 134.0.337982660
• 172.0.430522017
• 158.0.390533778
• 172.0.429623856
• 151.0.366157863
• 166.0.409910221
• 143.0.353783349
• 125.0.321358580
• 152.0.367919573
• 170.0.420168474
• 139.0.348939420
• 169.0.416788028
• 150.0.365356492
• 159.0.392798310
• 152.0.370969124
• 139.0.348639468
• 182.0.451739164
• 176.0.440522716
• 126.0.323492776
• 159.0.390673121
• 130.0.330102853
• 137.1.347181906
• 203.0.553358463
• 169.0.417913983
• 176.0.441168967
• 215.0.615549984
• 188.0.478373081
• 153.0.372201843
• 148.0.362563174
• 206.0.569660698
• 187.0.474360488
• 140.0.349400375
• 154.0.376913449
• 138.0.347181757
• 159.0.393345594
• 206.0.565670176
• 182.0.450320699
• 180.0.450545565
• 153.0.374858836
• 161.0.397908894
• 142.0.352735398
• 220.0.638448775
• 213.0.604555872
• 186.0.471877735
• 123.0.317995430
• 119.0.311103312
• 165.0.408648781
• 183.0.457035239
• 195.0.510205135
• 200.0.535566970
• 190.0.491203412
• 153.0.380000452
• 196.0.514982816
• 162.0.401682126
• 189.0.482237660
• 137.0.345165161
• 192.0.498744419
• 191.0.491212303
• 136.0.344218217
• 138.0.348389699
• 219.0.632911336
• 187.0.478120702
• 200.0.537960083
• 157.0.384551267
• 185.0.464443252
• 211.0.592516181
• 146.0.358278746
• 215.3.624227262
• 141.0.351714551
• 150.0.364744852
• 171.0.425083908
• 204.0.559748691
• 216.0.620714376
• 130.0.331378266
• 168.0.415453512
• 164.0.406030694
• 123.0.317306454
• 189.0.484064195
• 214.0.610505354
• 123.0.319308011
• 203.0.554528181
• 151.0.366507871
• 187.0.473841661
• 124.0.320338640
• 126.0.323136380
• 190.0.487284678
• 191.0.492540729
• 201.0.548271278

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Messenger has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Folders remaining:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\IndexedDB\https_www.messenger.com_0.indexeddb.leveldb
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Messenger

The files below remain on your disk by Messenger's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\asl\283084238.asl
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\asl\331378266.asl
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\asl\348389699.asl
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\asl\540197646.as2
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\asl\540197646.sent
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\asl\552992785.as2
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\asl\552992785.sent
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\asl\update.as2
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\AsyncStorage.sqlite3
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Cache\data_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Cache\data_1
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Cache\data_2
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Cache\data_3
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Cache\f_000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Cache\f_000002
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Cache\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Code Cache\js\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Code Cache\wasm\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Cookies
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Crashpad\metadata
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Crashpad\reports\378c4d49-da48-4de5-9b0d-dce58dc2e492.dmp
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Crashpad\settings.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\data
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Dictionaries\pl-PL.bdic
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Dictionaries\pl-PL-3-0.bdic
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\global_user_settings.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\GPUCache\data_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\GPUCache\data_1
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\GPUCache\data_2
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\GPUCache\data_3
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\GPUCache\index
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Local Storage\leveldb\000003.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Local Storage\leveldb\CURRENT
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Local Storage\leveldb\LOCK
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Local Storage\leveldb\LOG
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Local Storage\leveldb\MANIFEST-000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\logs\renderer.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\LoomStubConfig.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\msys_100023461360333.db
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Network Persistent State
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Partitions\3abb3a72-d058-4531-b27d-2aab0ee8de55\Cache\data_0
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Partitions\3abb3a72-d058-4531-b27d-2aab0ee8de55\Cache\data_1
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Partitions\3abb3a72-d058-4531-b27d-2aab0ee8de55\Cache\data_2
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Partitions\3abb3a72-d058-4531-b27d-2aab0ee8de55\Cache\data_3
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Partitions\3abb3a72-d058-4531-b27d-2aab0ee8de55\Cache\f_000001
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Partitions\3abb3a72-d058-4531-b27d-2aab0ee8de55\Cache\f_000002
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Partitions\3abb3a72-d058-4531-b27d-2aab0ee8de55\Cache\f_000003
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Partitions\3abb3a72-d058-4531-b27d-2aab0ee8de55\Cache\f_000004
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Partitions\3abb3a72-d058-4531-b27d-2aab0ee8de55\Cache\f_000005
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Partitions\3abb3a72-d058-4531-b27d-2aab0ee8de55\Cache\f_000006
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Partitions\3abb3a72-d058-4531-b27d-2aab0ee8de55\Cache\f_000007
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Partitions\3abb3a72-d058-4531-b27d-2aab0ee8de55\Cache\f_000008
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Partitions\3abb3a72-d058-4531-b27d-2aab0ee8de55\Cache\f_000009
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Partitions\3abb3a72-d058-4531-b27d-2aab0ee8de55\Cache\f_00000a
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Partitions\3abb3a72-d058-4531-b27d-2aab0ee8de55\Cache\f_00000b
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Partitions\3abb3a72-d058-4531-b27d-2aab0ee8de55\Cache\f_00000c
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Partitions\3abb3a72-d058-4531-b27d-2aab0ee8de55\Cache\f_00000d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Partitions\3abb3a72-d058-4531-b27d-2aab0ee8de55\Cache\f_00000e
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Partitions\3abb3a72-d058-4531-b27d-2aab0ee8de55\Cache\f_00000f
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Partitions\3abb3a72-d058-4531-b27d-2aab0ee8de55\Cache\f_000010
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Partitions\3abb3a72-d058-4531-b27d-2aab0ee8de55\Cache\f_000012
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Partitions\3abb3a72-d058-4531-b27d-2aab0ee8de55\Cache\f_000014
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Partitions\3abb3a72-d058-4531-b27d-2aab0ee8de55\Cache\f_000016
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Partitions\3abb3a72-d058-4531-b27d-2aab0ee8de55\Cache\f_000017
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Partitions\3abb3a72-d058-4531-b27d-2aab0ee8de55\Cache\f_000018
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Partitions\3abb3a72-d058-4531-b27d-2aab0ee8de55\Cache\f_000019
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Partitions\3abb3a72-d058-4531-b27d-2aab0ee8de55\Cache\f_00001b
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Partitions\3abb3a72-d058-4531-b27d-2aab0ee8de55\Cache\f_00001c
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Partitions\3abb3a72-d058-4531-b27d-2aab0ee8de55\Cache\f_00001d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Partitions\3abb3a72-d058-4531-b27d-2aab0ee8de55\Cache\f_00001e
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Partitions\3abb3a72-d058-4531-b27d-2aab0ee8de55\Cache\f_000021
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Partitions\3abb3a72-d058-4531-b27d-2aab0ee8de55\Cache\f_000022
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Partitions\3abb3a72-d058-4531-b27d-2aab0ee8de55\Cache\f_000023
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Partitions\3abb3a72-d058-4531-b27d-2aab0ee8de55\Cache\f_000024
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Partitions\3abb3a72-d058-4531-b27d-2aab0ee8de55\Cache\f_000025
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Partitions\3abb3a72-d058-4531-b27d-2aab0ee8de55\Cache\f_000026
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Partitions\3abb3a72-d058-4531-b27d-2aab0ee8de55\Cache\f_000027
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Partitions\3abb3a72-d058-4531-b27d-2aab0ee8de55\Cache\f_000028
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Partitions\3abb3a72-d058-4531-b27d-2aab0ee8de55\Cache\f_000029
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Partitions\3abb3a72-d058-4531-b27d-2aab0ee8de55\Cache\f_00002a
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Partitions\3abb3a72-d058-4531-b27d-2aab0ee8de55\Cache\f_00002b
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Partitions\3abb3a72-d058-4531-b27d-2aab0ee8de55\Cache\f_00002c
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Partitions\3abb3a72-d058-4531-b27d-2aab0ee8de55\Cache\f_00002d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Partitions\3abb3a72-d058-4531-b27d-2aab0ee8de55\Cache\f_00002e
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Partitions\3abb3a72-d058-4531-b27d-2aab0ee8de55\Cache\f_00002f
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Partitions\3abb3a72-d058-4531-b27d-2aab0ee8de55\Cache\f_000030
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Partitions\3abb3a72-d058-4531-b27d-2aab0ee8de55\Cache\f_000031
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Partitions\3abb3a72-d058-4531-b27d-2aab0ee8de55\Cache\f_000034
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Partitions\3abb3a72-d058-4531-b27d-2aab0ee8de55\Cache\f_00003a
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Partitions\3abb3a72-d058-4531-b27d-2aab0ee8de55\Cache\f_00003c
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Partitions\3abb3a72-d058-4531-b27d-2aab0ee8de55\Cache\f_00003e
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Partitions\3abb3a72-d058-4531-b27d-2aab0ee8de55\Cache\f_00003f
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Partitions\3abb3a72-d058-4531-b27d-2aab0ee8de55\Cache\f_000040
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Partitions\3abb3a72-d058-4531-b27d-2aab0ee8de55\Cache\f_000041
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Partitions\3abb3a72-d058-4531-b27d-2aab0ee8de55\Cache\f_000043
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Partitions\3abb3a72-d058-4531-b27d-2aab0ee8de55\Cache\f_000044
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Partitions\3abb3a72-d058-4531-b27d-2aab0ee8de55\Cache\f_000047
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Partitions\3abb3a72-d058-4531-b27d-2aab0ee8de55\Cache\f_00004c
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Partitions\3abb3a72-d058-4531-b27d-2aab0ee8de55\Cache\f_00004d
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Messenger\Partitions\3abb3a72-d058-4531-b27d-2aab0ee8de55\Cache\f_00004e

Registry keys:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\messenger
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Facebook Inc.\Messenger
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\DirectInput\MESSENGER.EXEB8D9424904606EA0
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\DirectInput\MESSENGER.EXEFBA4E5FF04810CA0
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\c1b3adcf-2068-5e8d-b25d-30ce588e3a4c
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\RADAR\HeapLeakDetection\DiagnosedApplications\Messenger.exe

Registry values that are not removed from your PC:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\Messenger.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\Messenger.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1146531104-213704793-1772001886-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume5\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Programs\Messenger\Messenger.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1146531104-213704793-1772001886-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume5\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Temp\Update-b98114a5-e937-4bd5-be5f-782282875799\messenger_desktop_552992785.exe

A way to erase Messenger from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Messenger is a program by the software company Facebook, Inc.. Sometimes, computer users want to erase this application. This is hard because deleting this by hand takes some experience related to Windows internal functioning. The best QUICK solution to erase Messenger is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your Windows PC.

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• visit Download Link
• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire the program's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the applications existing on your computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Messenger or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Messenger". The Messenger program will be found automatically. When you select Messenger in the list of applications, some information about the program is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about Messenger, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the app you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Messenger.


8. After removing Messenger, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Messenger which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Messenger using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove Messenger by Facebook, Inc. from your computer, nor are we saying that Messenger by Facebook, Inc. is not a good software application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove Messenger in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.